Morning Prayer (Lauds)
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"And I tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
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For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened."
Luke 11:9-10
| Morning Prayer (Lauds) is celebrated Monday through Saturday, beginning at 7a.m. and ending at 8a.m.followed by the daily 8:15 celebration of mass. This is an opportunity for parishioners to come together as a community to worship the Blessed Sacrament and to sanctify their day. As the light of a new day is dawning, this hour also recalls the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, the true light enlightening all people (see John 1:9) and "the sun of justice" (Mal 4:2), "rising from on high" (Luke 1:78). |
Structure of the Hour
In the edition of the Roman Breviary of 1971 which was revised according to the mandate of the Second Vatican Council,Morning Prayer (Lauds) has the following structure:
- A short introductory verse
- A hymn
- A morning psalm, an Old Testament canticle, and a psalm of praise. These are introduced and closed by antiphons.
- A short reading with a responsorial verse
- The Benedictus, with its antiphon
- Intercessions
- The Lord's Prayer
- Closing prayer
Following the closing prayer confessions are heard from 7:30 to 8:00 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
- Blessing and dismissal
All psalms and canticles are closed with the doxology, "Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was is the beginning, is now and will be forever. Amen." The psalms and readings are distributed in a four-week cycle, which forms the heart of the prayer
The text of Morning Prayer (Lauds) for today's date can be found here